Time for a truce on alcohol levels W. Blake Gray February 16, 2015 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray There's no more contentious issue in wine than alcohol level, with true believers on both sides refusing to acknowledge that the opposition has merit.
From Tito to Tatjana: A Slovenian family reclaims its heritage W. Blake Gray January 20, 2015 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 1 Comment Two years ago I happened upon a terrific story about a post-Communist comeback, of a family reclaiming its heritage after a Marxist dictator took it away. I'm sorry it took me so long to tell it, but better late than never.
Best of 2014: I’ll have some Roussillon, hold the Rivesaltes W. Blake Gray December 30, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray In his February column, Blake Gray explained why the gradual extinction of some wine styles is not always a tragedy.
In praise of the “mouth rinse” W. Blake Gray December 15, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 1 Comment Kermit Lynch once described a wine he imported as "a mouth rinse." He meant it as praise.
The 8 Wrong Ways To Drink, Serve And Enjoy Wine W. Blake Gray November 17, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 2 Comments Is there a "right" way to drink wine? I'm not sure. But there are wrong ways.
Are millennials wine illiterate? W. Blake Gray October 20, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 11 Comments I ask too much of millennials. I want them to be wine's Greatest Generation.
Old guys: Don’t like the wine list? Eat somewhere else! W. Blake Gray September 15, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 25 Comments These arrogant "hipster somms" -- terrorists with corkscrews -- don't exist.
Putting Ontario wine on the map W. Blake Gray August 18, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 3 Comments To understand wine in Ontario, Canada, you just need to look at two maps.
